Nokia and Qualcomm kickstart the era of 5G for industry with demonstrations at Hannover Messe 2019
March 31 2019 - 12:01PM
Press Release
- Nokia to power 5G Arena for Deutsche Messe AG at the world's
largest industrial trade show, using mobile test devices by
Qualcomm Technologies
- Collaboration with nine companies, showcasing 5G industrial IoT
use cases
31 March 2019
Hannover, Germany - Nokia will showcase future industrial
applications running over a live 5G network at Hannover Messe, from
April 1st to April 5th. The 5G Arena in Hall 16 will be powered by
a Nokia 5G network, providing reliable wireless connectivity for
several leading industry players to present their visionary 5G
demonstrations to a large audience at the world's biggest
industrial trade show. The showcases will use Qualcomm mobile test
devices to connect. Industrial campus networks based on existing
LTE or new 5G technologies will provide reliable wireless
connectivity to enable digitalization and innovative applications
in the wake of the 4th Industrial Revolution.
The world is looking at Germany as the first country to allocate
spectrum for private 4G/LTE and 5G campus networks directly to
enterprises. To showcase the benefits of private wireless networks,
the 5G Arena at Hannover Messe 2019 will be the world's first
industrial 5G campus network of this scale and diversity.
Showcases in the 5G Arena include:
- Bosch Rexroth - a human machine interface with 5G-enabled
emergency stop capabilities
- Festo - predictive maintenance based on 5G-collected data
sets
- Götting - an automated guided vehicle (AGV) with live video
streaming over 5G
- Phoenix Contact - replacing industrial Ethernet with 5G for
process control
- Siemens - asset analytics in the cloud with various data points
collected via 5G
- Weidmüller - an energy monitoring solution of the welding
process in car manufacturing at Volkswagen
- Zeiss - a 5G-connected process quality control system for the
automotive industry
"The smart, connected factories of the future will not only be
able to make things, but make decisions too. We are very proud to
support these live over-the-air demos with Nokia and European
industry players to what 5G will make possible for industrial IoT,"
said Enrico Salvatori, senior vice president & president,
Qualcomm EMEA, Qualcomm Europe, Inc. "Qualcomm Technologies has
been a key enabler in the industrial IoT for years, and we look
forward, with 5G, to continuing to make Industry 4.0 a reality in
Europe and around the world."
"The fourth industrial revolution promises massive gains in
productivity, disruptive customer experiences, and new business
models," said Kathrin Buvac, President of Nokia Enterprise and
Chief Strategy Officer. "Next generation networks, including
5G, will enable this industrial transformation and beyond with
network reliability, capacity and low-latency features. We are
delighted to work with Deutsche Messe AG and Qualcomm Technologies
to bring industrial use-cases to the 5G Arena including intelligent
factories, where workers are safer, equipment is smarter, and
efficiencies are higher."
"It is our ambition to spearhead new industry trends with
Hannover Messe," said Dr. Jochen Köckler, chairman of the Managing
Board of Hannover Messe organizer Deutsche Messe AG.
"Digitalization and 5G are megatrends for both our exhibitors and
visitors and together with our technology partners Nokia and
Qualcomm Technologies, we provide a unique trial area. This will be
the first time most visitors of Hannover Messe have ever had the
chance to experience 5G in action and gain first hand insights of
its many benefits."
Learn more about Nokia's enterprise solutions at Hannover Messe
2019 in Hall 6, H10.
Nokia recently announced it now has 30 commercial 5G deals,
demonstrating Nokia's extensive portfolio of 5G capabilities. A
full list Nokia's 5G announcements can be found here.
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